Dmitry Karakozov
Dmitry Vladimirovich Karakozov (Russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Карако́зов; 4 November [O.S. 23 October] 1840 – 15 September [O.S. 3 September] 1866) was a Russian political activist and the first revolutionary in the Russian Empire to make an attempt on the life of a tsar. His attempt to assassinate Tsar Alexander II failed and Karakozov was executed.
Dmitry Karakozov | |
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Portrait of Karakozov by Ilya Repin (1866) | |
| Born | 4 November [O.S. 23 October] 1840 Kostroma, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 September [O.S. 3 September] 1866 (aged 25) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Movement | Russian nihilist movement |
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